Friday, September 28, 2012

In the gallery October 19- November 25, 2012Join us on October 19th for the opening reception 6-10pm both Sam & Daniel will be in attendance. Daniel Arnold and Sam Macon have been friends for years. They've been taking pictures for just about as long. Photographs by Daniel and Samuel is
their first combined show featuring images created, accumulated and
captured over recent years. The work documents a wide array of people,
places and experience. Daniel is a photographer and writer living in Brooklyn NY, and Sam works as a film director in Chicago IL. They both
originally hail from Milwaukee WI. Check out more of their work: Samuel Macon& Daniel Arnold

Chicago
based artist Jourdon Gullettworks with layered materials, including wood,
wallpaper and other found paper materials. His work has recently been exhibited
at Jennifer Norback Gallery, Chicago Urban Art Society, Johalla Projects, and
The Believe Inn. Currently he works with ASM, and CPAG doing public art in
Chicago and full time/illustrations with a Brewery, Solemn Oath Brewery. Gullett
is also collaborating with Jesse Neuhaus, launching Bluetown Skateboards.

Gullett’s
work is heavily influenced by his surroundings. A recent trip to Instanbul
resulted in hundreds of photos to use as fodder for his upcoming show at Sky
High Gallery. Combinations
of found and new materials are used to create organic hand cut shapes out of
plywood. Using the photos from the trip he cropped, pasted, and layered detailed
montages of people, buildings, patterns and other Turkish goods.

THE TEMPORARY MURAL PROJECT

The Temporary Mural Project is an outdoor 8'x 8' space on the East wall of Sky High that we utilize as a rotating public art space.

Selected Milwaukee artists are asked to create an 8' x 8' piece of work in their studio that is then installed on the wall for durations of approximately 3 months. These temporary murals are intended to brighten the community, promote creative growth and inspiration in our neighborhood. The mural project also gives the artist 24 street side exposure. Our long term goal is to find a outdoor location to reinstall 2 years worth of murals for the public to view at once.

Postcards of each mural are printed in small editions and available for free while supplies last in the shop. Come by and see it for yourself.

ABOUT:

In July 2010 the stock room of Sky High Skateboard Shop became Sky High Gallery and wecelebrated our grand opening. We feature rotating exhibits by contemporary emerging artists, screenings and events celebrating art makers & has hosted a handful of holiday pop-up shopping events. Sky High aims to inspire locally by bringing in fresh new work from around the world.

Gallery curator Faythe Levine (2010-2013) & skate shop owner Aaron Polansky share a common vision for making their city a better place by building community through art, creativity and events centered around their neighborhood in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee.

Follow us on twitter:@faythelevine@skyhighMKE

Direct question's to: faythelevine[at]gmail[dot]com

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